Neyland Stadium to be “preserved” by Pilot

[IndianaVol]

I'm not totally mad about this and i trust Dany White enough (he's earned a lot of leeway in my book versus other recent ADs) that this will remain tastefully done.
The Pilot logos will be clean, professional, look good, and not be so gaudy as they stand out by themselves.

All that said, it does concern me a little about what happens after Danny White moves on and the next person sits in that seat.

 

[DaddyChad]

Shields-Watkins Waffle House Field.

Well usually they are the place you go for ass beatings.

 

[Voltopia]

Right there with you.

Some of us have the decency not to want to be slammed with ads everywhere we turn. I went to the University of Tennessee, not the University of Tennessee preserved by FedEx.

That's the Covenant-Clayton Homes University of Tennessee preserved by Fedex to you, mister.

 

[JacketVol]

I heard this in Dave Hooker’s show. What happens when The Haslams no longer run Pilot and they decide we’re just going to be Pilot Stadium, since they own the naming rights? Selling out to a corporation is bound to backfire eventually. Corporations ruined capitalism, so let’s sell our universities to them..

Wrong again. Harlem’s no longer own the company. You really do not keep up.

 

[VolInNW]

Could be worse.

We could be uga, and be proud of the fact that our athletic building is named Butts-Mehre.

That joke just never gets old..........

 

[ButchPlz]

That's the Covenant-Clayton Homes University of Tennessee preserved by Fedex to you, mister.

Stop giving them ideas.

 

[brockytop]

I heard this in Dave Hooker’s show. What happens when The Haslams no longer run Pilot and they decide we’re just going to be Pilot Stadium, since they own the naming rights? Selling out to a corporation is bound to backfire eventually. Corporations ruined capitalism, so let’s sell our universities to them..

Listening to Dave Hooker was your first mistake.

 

[UTK]

Tennessee made this move to solidify their NIL dollars for the future. They now have a cash cow which will help obtain the best players, so don’t complain everyone loves a winner especially Vol Nation. The downside is that a person working hard day to day making 60 grand a year will never be able to set foot in Neyland Stadium unless someone gives them a ticket. I can remember when 60 bucks was high for a UT ticket,
now you will be lucky to park for 60. Go Vols!

It will always be Neyland stadium. lol sponsorships don’t change that.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Expanding to 202,455.

Brick by brick...

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Dollar General Neyland stadium

A Dollar general on each concourse.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

This is what we get for making fun of Kentucky’s “grocery store.”
Now we play in a gas station.

 

[adam.vol]

Wrong again. Harlem’s no longer own the company. You really do not keep up.

I said runs the company.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I said runs the company.

The Haslam family neither owns nor runs any of Pilot.

Berkshire Hathaway's final bill to buy all of Pilot? Here's what Warren Buffett paid

Warren Buffett's company has dropped quite a chunk of change to buy the Knoxville-based fuel company.

www.knoxnews.com

 

[adam.vol]

The Haslam family neither owns nor runs any of Pilot.

Berkshire Hathaway's final bill to buy all of Pilot? Here's what Warren Buffett paid

Warren Buffett's company has dropped quite a chunk of change to buy the Knoxville-based fuel company.

www.knoxnews.com

Then I stand corrected. What is the connection between Pilot and preserving the Neyland Stadium name through a branding deal?

 

[Okie]

Well usually they are the place you go for ass beatings.

Ignore the two kids talking in the parking lot and just watch what is going on in the Waffle House.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Then I stand corrected. What is the connection between Pilot and preserving the Neyland Stadium name through a branding deal?

Pilot remains headquartered in Knoxville.

 

[dobre_shunka]

This is what we get for making fun of Kentucky’s “grocery store.”
Now we play in a gas station.

Truck stop, thank you. Can we get South Carolina to pump our gas?

And UK dropped "Commonwealth Stadium" altogether for Kroger Field

 

[thehardknoxlife]

The Haslems no longer control Pilot Flying J.

Pretty sure Jimmy is still the chairman. I'm sure he's still influential with all things Pilot.

 

[knoxvol52]

Truck stop, thank you. Can we get South Carolina to pump our gas?

And UK dropped "Commonwealth Stadium" altogether for Kroger Field

Truck stops have lot Lizards, I've never viewed any running around.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Pretty sure Jimmy is still the chairman. I'm sure he's still influential with all things Pilot.

Buffett replaced the leadership with some of his oil guys, I'm pretty sure.

Pilot Flying J Corporate Structure and Executive Leadership

pilotflyingj.com

 

[Jax_Vol]

Pretty sure Jimmy is still the chairman. I'm sure he's still influential with all things Pilot.

Jimmy got canned.

Our new man in charge of finances

Lawyer says Haslam testimony supports Berkshire's bribery allegations in Pilot truck stop chain suit

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Deposition testimony from billionaire Jimmy Haslam supports claims by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathway that Haslam tried to bribe employees at the Pilot truck stop chain amid a dispute with Berkshire over the future of the company, a Berkshire attorney told a judge Thursday.

apnews.com

 

[GAVol]

They don't. Berkshire Hathaway owns Pilot

lol… Good luck explaining this one.

 

[Baseball25]

Encroached by commercialism. We've lost our soul. More and more people are going to leave sports. How about if your college sport can't pay its own way it gets deleted? Next thing, we'll have our cheerleaders become street walkers for cash.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I'm not totally mad about this and i trust Dany White enough (he's earned a lot of leeway in my book versus other recent ADs) that this will remain tastefully done.
The Pilot logos will be clean, professional, look good, and not be so gaudy as they stand out by themselves.

All that said, it does concern me a little about what happens after Danny White moves on and the next person sits in that seat.

Tennessee would be insane to let Danny White leave for a "better job" before he retires. Unless the Athletic Dept trajectory takes a nose dive, the man should be kept at any cost.

He has had the biggest hand in the resurgence of UT Athletics to the national stage. He's far more valuable than any coach.

 

[OrangeTsar]